This ancient family probably originates from 12th or 13th century , around the time Henry III. Southcote, or Southcott, originally of Southcote is in
Winkleigh in Devon.

The elder branch, into which the heiresses of Keynes and Pury, and a coheiress
of Bohum, had married, became extinct in the sixteenth century.

One heiress
married a Callard ( this connects to the lateral line of the descendants of Edward Pomeroy and his wife Margaret Beville whose grandson John Pomeroy inherited Collaton in Newton Ferrers from his grandmother in 1461. Thomas Hext who married Jane Callard
widow of John Stone , was mother of Mary Stone who married Digory Hext son of Thomas and their
daughter Jane, married Andrew Pomeroy son of John of Collaton at St Kew in 1601.

The John Southcote, appointed one of the justices of the King's Bench in 1562, was
son of a younger brother of the last Southcote of this place.

The Southcotes of Indiho, in Bovey Tracey, and of
Mohun's Ottery were descended from a second son.

Mohun's Ottery was sold in 1678 by
Thomas Southcote, then the representative of this branch. At
Collumpton there is a monument without date, said to be for the last heir male of the
Southcote family and probably last of this branch.

Sir George Southcote, of
Shillingford, eldest son of Thomas Southcote, of Indiho, by his third wife,
married a co-heiress of Cole, of Buckland Touissaints, and
was ancestor of the late John Henry Southcote, Esq., who sold Buckland, and
died in 1820. Cole connects to Reynell and Pomeroy and Hody all of whom married
Pomeroy’s

Sir George Southcote, of Shillingford,
eldest son of Thomas Southcote, of Indiho, by his third wife, married a
co-heiress of Cole, of Buckland Touissaints, and was ancestor of the late John
Henry Southcote, Esq., who sold Buckland, and died in 1820.

Another branch of this family,
descended from a younger son of Southcote of Indiho, was of Calverleigh, which
was sold before 1700 to Sir Henry Fane: a co-heiress of Robins married into
this branch.

A younger branch of the
Southcotes of Calverleigh settled at Dulcis, in Kilmington, in consequence of a
marriage with the heiress of Frye. The heiress of the elder son of this branch
brought Dulcis to the Hallets.

A younger son settled at Colwell, in Offwell, having married the
heiress of Collins.

John SOUTHCOTT son of Nicholas Southcott & Margaret Bossom born Abt 1481, Indiho House, Bovey Tracey died 15 Sep 1556, married Joanna HANKFORD about 1511 Mary SOUTHCOTT daughter of John Southcott married Thomas CARY of Cockington, son of Robert CARY Thomas CARY of Cockington was born in 1505 and died in 1567

Elizabeth SOUTHCOTTdaughter of Thomas Southcott and Grace Barnhouse married Sir Anthonie ROUS Kt.,who died about 4 Jun 1621. Mary SOUTHCOTT daughter of Thomas Southcott and Grace Barnhouse married Thomas RIDGWAY alias PEACOCKE of TorMohun on 12 Jan 1562-1563 in Bovey Tracey, Devon,he died on 27 Jun 1597Thomas SOUTHCOTT of Calwoodley son of Thomas Southcott married Grace BARNHOUSE, daughter of John BARNHOUSE and Margaret KIRKHAM. died 22 Aug 1522Nicholas SOUTHCOTT son of Nicholas Southcott and Margaret Pury married about 1480 to Margaret BOSSOM, daughter of John DE BOZOM

John SOUTHCOTTson of John Southcott & Margaret Norris married Jane TREMAYNE, daughter of Thomas TREMAYNE on 1 Sep 1561 in Lamerton, Devon, (Jane TREMAYNE was born in "Collacombe Manor", Lamerton, Devon and was buried on 9 Oct 1603 in Southcott, John SOUTHCOTT son of John Southcott & Jane Tremayne born Abt 1568, Southcott, married Miss PROWSE about 1612. (Miss PROWSE was born about 1572.) Phillip SOUTHCOTT son of John SOUTHCOTT and Jane TREMAYNE about 1584 married Martha GRENVILLE, daughter of Richard GRENVILLE and Florence KELLOWAY Roger SOUTHCOTT son of son of John SOUTHCOTT and Jane TREMAYNE born Abt 1570, Southcott, married Miss TAILOR about 1600. Elizabeth SOUTHCOTT daughter of John SOUTHCOTT and Jane TREMAYNE, born Abt 1562, Southcott, married Richard SERGEANT on 6 Aug 1593. (Richard SERGEANT was born about 1558.)

Thomas SOUTHCOTT son of Thomas Southcott of Bovey Tracey married Marie CROKER, daughter of John CROKER of Linham, Esq. and Elizabeth STROWDThomas SOUTHCOTT son of Thomas Southcott of Calwoody & Marie Coker born 1512, Indiho House, Bovey Tracey, died 10 Aug 1600, Indiho House.Richard SOUTHCOTT son of Thomas Southcott of Calwoody & Marie Coker born Before 1592 died After 26 Feb 1639-1640 –married ElizabethMary SOUTHCOTT daughter of Thomas Southcott of Calwoody & Marie Coker married William COLMAN on 14 Oct 1607 in Tiverton, Devon, England.